Month: August 2025
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Poem of the Week – “Odyssey Sonnet” by Ava M. Pardue
Read More: Poem of the Week – “Odyssey Sonnet” by Ava M. PardueSt. Stephen’s uses poetry in our worship every week. In these posts our rector, Karl Stevens, a poet himself who publishes as KPB Stevens, will reflect on the poems we use. The poems are chosen by our Canticle Club. If you are interested in joining the Canticle Club, send an email to Stuart Hobbs. One…
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Young Adult Ministry (YAMs) at St. Stephens
Read More: Young Adult Ministry (YAMs) at St. StephensIf you are a current college student or young adult in your early to mid-20’s, this is your ministry! YAMS seeks to provide a safe and inclusive space where young adults from different backgrounds can learn more about the Episcopal Church, build meaningful relationships, and grow in their faith in a supportive community. If you…
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Modern Day Mystics Starting Monday, September 15th
Read More: Modern Day Mystics Starting Monday, September 15thMondays from 12 noon – 1:15 pm A new class is forming to study Modern Day Mystics. This in-person class will meet every Monday from 12:00pm-1:15 pm beginning Monday, September 15. We’ll meet at Stuart Hobbs & Jamie Massa’s home. The study will begin with American theologian and civil rights activist Howard Thurman. Contact Stuart…
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Moses in the Sapphire Cloud
Apophatic and Cataphatic Prayer and the Sinai Theophany He was on the mountain for forty days, and what were those days like? Alone, the sky dense around him, the earth occasionally rumbling, and when he saw a glimpse of the divine, it was as if he was looking through stained glass, stained a deep sapphire.…
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The Mixture of the Multitude: Liberation Readings of Scripture
We gathered on Wednesday evenings throughout July and August, sitting around the ubiquitous plastic folding tables that are known to every church. Sunlight slanted in through the wall of glass windows, and the smells of the parish kitchen— old coffee, musty sponges, cleaning product— filled the room. We were there to study Queer Theology, a…
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St. Francis Feast Day Pet Blessing on Sunday, October 4
Saint Francis’s Feast Day is on October 4th. We will hold our annual pet blessing in the midst of the service. Bring your pet or a photo of your pet to church! If you’re more of a plant person, bring a plant! St. Francis’s care for creation extends to all living things.
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